Dana signs Fedor. Fedor vs JDS UFC 146

**BOSS** · 04-04-2012, 09:38 PM

Well to be honest I am joking but what do you think the card will end up looking at ? I think it will be

JDS vs Mir (No way Cain is getting a shot after being taken out in a minute)
Cain vs Travis Browne (It's not about deservinbg this fight it's about being in a good place at a good time and funny enough just two days ago I read an interview with Browne saying he's in shape and ready to step in at ufc 146 if needed to. Ideally I would LOVE to see Carwin vs Cain and I think Carwin would knock him out but I think Carwin is still injured? Rehabing?)

The rest of the card will stay the same.

***Z*** · 04-05-2012, 12:08 PM

Bring in Hunt to fill the void but shuffle the card so he's not getting a title shot.

Mir vs JDS
Cain vs Bigfoot
Nelson vs Hunt

**Shoeshiner** · 04-05-2012, 12:54 PM

Im hoping that Dana pulls a rabbit out of his hat and saved the fight.

**BOSS** · 04-07-2012, 07:28 PM

Bring in Hunt? Hunt already is on the card fighting Struve! And Dana just said on tweeter that Mir vs Cain is going down as planned. So who is JDS fighting ? Or is he off the card ??? Some rumors about Hendo but that would be a massacare. Just give JDS a tune up fight. Give him Travis Browne and let JDS look good killing him.

**Hanz** · 04-07-2012, 07:30 PM

JDS can't draw. They'll need a star to help sell this event. Overeem is gone. Nobody gives a sh*t about Mir or the other hacks in the division.

**BOSS** · 04-07-2012, 07:32 PM

JDS can't draw ? WTF ! JDS is the fucking Picasso

**Hanz** · 04-07-2012, 07:44 PM

Originally Posted by BOSS

JDS can't draw ? WTF ! JDS is the fucking Picasso

He's not a ppv attraction. Fox debut show was a failure with him headlining. Dana hates him too.

**Anthony** · 04-07-2012, 10:01 PM

Originally Posted by Hanz

He's not a ppv attraction. Fox debut show was a failure with him headlining. Dana hates him too.

i guess if failure equals huge ratings, you are right.

**Hanz** · 04-08-2012, 03:54 AM

Originally Posted by Anthony

i guess if failure equals huge ratings, you are right.

The event was sh*t. That's what matters. Rating is irrelevant. When new fans saw that event, they tuned out just as quickly. Proof is in the pudding. The UFC has not brought in any new fans since then. The just lost their biggest star in Lesnar. PPV buys for the last 3 UFC events are on par with WWE which is also sh*t right now on average.
I guess that's expected when a champion can't hold onto a title in his first title defense.

**Trplsec** · 04-08-2012, 02:31 PM

Originally Posted by Hanz

The event was sh*t. That's what matters. Rating is irrelevant. When new fans saw that event, they tuned out just as quickly. Proof is in the pudding. The UFC has not brought in any new fans since then. The just lost their biggest star in Lesnar. PPV buys for the last 3 UFC events are on par with WWE which is also sh*t right now on average.
I guess that's expected when a champion can't hold onto a title in his first title defense.

I have zero idea about the WWE but UFC 144 did a reported 375K buys while UFC 143 did a reported 400K buys. And neither event had any of the UFC's big 4 draws (Lesnar, Silva, Jones, GSP). Hell, 143 didn't even involve a real championship fight and still did 400k buys.

Those are solid numbers. And I think Jones-Evans will do better than 500K.

Given the watered down nature of recent UFC events, these are amazing PPV numbers in my opinion. If you look at 145, it's a shallow card with only the main event involving mainstream guys. If it does 500k buys or better, it probably points to Jones being close to taking over as the biggest draw in the sport.

**Trplsec** · 04-08-2012, 02:35 PM

Originally Posted by Hanz

The event was sh*t. That's what matters. Rating is irrelevant. When new fans saw that event, they tuned out just as quickly. Proof is in the pudding. The UFC has not brought in any new fans since then. The just lost their biggest star in Lesnar. PPV buys for the last 3 UFC events are on par with WWE which is also sh*t right now on average.
I guess that's expected when a champion can't hold onto a title in his first title defense.

LOL... Event? The FOX show was one fight. The 'event' itself was a great. It included one of the fights of the year with Guida-Henderson.

Try watching before writing. It could help you look LESS uninformed.

**Hanz** · 04-08-2012, 03:03 PM

Originally Posted by Trplsec

I have zero idea about the WWE but UFC 144 did a reported 375K buys while UFC 143 did a reported 400K buys. And neither event had any of the UFC's big 4 draws (Lesnar, Silva, Jones, GSP). Hell, 143 didn't even involve a real championship fight and still did 400k buys.

Those are solid numbers. And I think Jones-Evans will do better than 500K.

Given the watered down nature of recent UFC events, these are amazing PPV numbers in my opinion. If you look at 145, it's a shallow card with only the main event involving mainstream guys. If it does 500k buys or better, it probably points to Jones being close to taking over as the biggest draw in the sport.

I don't know if 300-400k buys is what Dana White and the Fertittas are looking for. Especially at this stage where they've been the forefront of MMA since late 2005. For the UFC, these are mediocre numbers for what's considered the fastest growing sport. Also notice Dana White isn't as brash or as loud about the UFC as he used to be? He's noticing just like Vince McMahon that the UFC can't flourish without a good amount of star power. The loss of Lesnar didn't help business. And now with Overeems's drug test failure, that's another blotch for the star power. JDS doesn't even have an opponent and last I saw, nobody pays to see Frank Mir fight. That's basically their last resort.

**Hanz** · 04-08-2012, 03:06 PM

Originally Posted by Trplsec

LOL... Event? The FOX show was one fight. The 'event' itself was a great. It included one of the fights of the year with Guida-Henderson.

Try watching before writing. It could help you look LESS uninformed.

Fox viewers didn't see that fight. It was not aired on Fox. Dana White even admitted that Fox f*cked up big time by not showing that fight. And the heavyweight fight was a major disappointment. The reigning champ got flattened by a half assed roundhouse right hand which even Butterbean could see coming. Poor delivery and slow but it was still too much for the world champion.

And then Dana goes into the booth, calls JDS basically a bum with no cardio and berates both him and Cain LIVE on Fox TV. LOL!

**Anthony** · 04-08-2012, 04:50 PM

Originally Posted by Hanz

Fox viewers didn't see that fight. It was not aired on Fox. Dana White even admitted that Fox f*cked up big time by not showing that fight. And the heavyweight fight was a major disappointment. The reigning champ got flattened by a half assed roundhouse right hand which even Butterbean could see coming. Poor delivery and slow but it was still too much for the world champion.

And then Dana goes into the booth, calls JDS basically a bum with no cardio and berates both him and Cain LIVE on Fox TV. LOL!

show me where dana admitted that? You have a history of making up quotes.

**steve_dave** · 04-08-2012, 05:18 PM

Originally Posted by Hanz

Fox viewers didn't see that fight. It was not aired on Fox. Dana White even admitted that Fox f*cked up big time by not showing that fight. And the heavyweight fight was a major disappointment. The reigning champ got flattened by a half assed roundhouse right hand which even Butterbean could see coming. Poor delivery and slow but it was still too much for the world champion.

And then Dana goes into the booth, calls JDS basically a bum with no cardio and berates both him and Cain LIVE on Fox TV. LOL!

Good post Hanzy. Cage fighting is already on the way out.